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Check here for News from other years Search News Index here HSE: New Managing for Health and Safety website. The site is designed to appeal to both those who are new to health & safety management and also to the more mature organisation. It brings together HSE’s current material on managing health and safety in one hub, and also identifies stakeholders’ best practice. The site shows reasons why health & safety should be managed, what needs to be managed, (linking the New Strategy themes), and points to some management solutions. It’s the first step in developing the revision of HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management. -added 2.3.10 View here HSE: Supervising for safety in woodworking guidance. As a supervisor, you have an important role in making your workshop safe. Like it or not, you are management’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the shop floor. However, accident investigations have shown that supervisors are often unaware of their responsibilities and do not see themselves as part of the management team. -added 26.2.10 Available here HSE: WAIT (Work at height Access equipment Information Toolkit) toolkit. If you don’t work at height very often or are unsure about which type of access equipment to use, it’s important that you assess the risks and select the right equipment for the job. WAIT shows you some possible solutions. -added 23.2.10 Available here HSE: Transportable pressure equipment information. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 have fully updated the legislation which effectively implements the requirements of the European agreement concerning the carriage of dangerous goods (ADR). -added 18.2.10 More here HSE: Guidance to baggage handling industry. The HSE has worked alongside the aviation industry to help develop and provide guidance on baggage handling, and continues to stress the need for increased mechanical support. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Chemicals – Prior Informed Consent (PIC). There is a requirement to notify HSE of the import and export within the European Union of some dangerous chemicals. Its aim is to share information on dangerous chemicals, including how to store, transport, use and dispose of these chemicals safely. -added 18.2.10 More here HSE: EDEXIM (European Database Export Import of Dangerous Chemicals) updated to incorporate new EC Regulation (EU) No. 15/2010. EDEXIM (European Database Export Import of Dangerous Chemicals) now incorporates all the changes to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 689/2008 that Commission Regulation (EU) No. 15/2010 has introduced. -added 18.2.10 Available here AALS: Guidance on when schools need to use a licensed provider. Educational establishments (schools/colleges) themselves are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence when providing to their own pupils or students. Covered under that exemption are their employees e.g. a teacher. Educational establishments providing licensable activities to pupils of another school or college in return for payment would require a licence under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004. -added 18.2.10 Available here AALS: Guidance on when a fundraising event become a licensable situation. Some charitable/fund events have to be licenced under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 guidance. These regulations come into force on 6 April 2010 and require certain information about conventional tower cranes used on construction sites to be notified to HSE. The guidance sets out the types that need to be notified to HSE, who needs to ensure notification is made etc. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Adventure activities licensing additional guidance. These Guidance Notes deal with matters of general interpretation of the Adventure Activities Regulations and with topics that are not appropriate for other sections. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Protecting migrant workers guidance. If you employ migrant workers (who have come to work in Great Britain in the last five years and are working legally or otherwise), or other recently arrived workers from overseas, this guidance shows the kind of approach a small business can take. Use it to help you think through some of the problems that can arise, and the steps you need to take to make sure risks are controlled. -added 8.2.10 Available here HSE: Slips trips and Falls website re-branded. To coincide with the launch of phase 3 of the ‘Shatterd Lives campaign’ the slips and trips website has been rebranded with a new design, better navigation, news, resources etc. -added 2.2.10 Available here HSE: Work at height toolkit. A user friendly toolkit of advice, guidance and many other useful resources, to help people who occasionally work at height, understand how to do so safely and be aware of some types of access equipment that are available. -added 2.2.10 Available here HSE: Shattered Lives Campaign part 3. Simple mistakes can shatter lives – ‘Your actions could stop them happening’. Phase 3 of the award winning Shattered Lives campaign launches today (1 February), focussing on actions that employers can take to prevent slips, trips and falls at work. -added 1.2.10 More information here HSE: Load safety, planning load handling. Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods. Planning how you secure the load is an important step to keeping workers safe. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: New Asbestos Survey guide. This publication replaces and expands on MDHS100, Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials. It is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. The book covers competence and quality assurance and surveys, including: survey planning, carrying out surveys, the survey report and the dutyholder’s use of the survey information. It includes extensive appendices and references. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: Review and revision of COMAH safety reports. Guidance for operators of top tier COMAH establishments. This guidance gives advice on the requirements for review and revision of safety reports under Regulation 8 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH). The guidance has been revised to reflect the changes in arrangements for the submission and assessment of the five-year safety report review. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: Procuring and managing waste services website. Local authorities (LA) and others are responsible for managing waste. These web pages are for people whose duty is to procure, manage and monitor waste management services. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: Guidance for bodies offering an accredited qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work. It sets out the training standard that must be applied by Awarding Bodies in offering an accredited emergency first aid at work (EFAW) qualification for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. -added 30.1.10 Available here NHS: Healthy Working Lives website. The NHS (Scotland) have launched this website. The aim is to help employers, employees and all their partner agencies come together to create a much healthier and more motivated workforce. Although primarily for Scottish organisations there is a lot of useful information for everyone. -added 27.1.10 Available here HSE: The Seveso II Directive website. A new website tracking changes to EU legislation that affects Control of Major Accident Hazards businesses. -added 15.1.10 Available here HSE: Will you wake up? – Guidance for students using gas appliances in rented accommodation. Last year 15 people died and 234 suffered major injuries from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Don’t become a statistic; there are things you can do to keep yourself safe. If you are living in rented accommodation, your landlord has a to have any gas appliance that they own regularly maintained by a Gas Safe Register engineer and issue you with a copy of the gas safety certificate. -added 12.1.10 Available here
HSE: New Managing for Health and Safety website. The site is designed to appeal to both those who are new to health & safety management and also to the more mature organisation. It brings together HSE’s current material on managing health and safety in one hub, and also identifies stakeholders’ best practice. The site shows reasons why health & safety should be managed, what needs to be managed, (linking the New Strategy themes), and points to some management solutions. It’s the first step in developing the revision of HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management. -added 2.3.10 View here HSE: Supervising for safety in woodworking guidance. As a supervisor, you have an important role in making your workshop safe. Like it or not, you are management’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the shop floor. However, accident investigations have shown that supervisors are often unaware of their responsibilities and do not see themselves as part of the management team. -added 26.2.10 Available here HSE: WAIT (Work at height Access equipment Information Toolkit) toolkit. If you don’t work at height very often or are unsure about which type of access equipment to use, it’s important that you assess the risks and select the right equipment for the job. WAIT shows you some possible solutions. -added 23.2.10 Available here HSE: Transportable pressure equipment information. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 have fully updated the legislation which effectively implements the requirements of the European agreement concerning the carriage of dangerous goods (ADR). -added 18.2.10 More here HSE: Guidance to baggage handling industry. The HSE has worked alongside the aviation industry to help develop and provide guidance on baggage handling, and continues to stress the need for increased mechanical support. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Chemicals – Prior Informed Consent (PIC). There is a requirement to notify HSE of the import and export within the European Union of some dangerous chemicals. Its aim is to share information on dangerous chemicals, including how to store, transport, use and dispose of these chemicals safely. -added 18.2.10 More here HSE: EDEXIM (European Database Export Import of Dangerous Chemicals) updated to incorporate new EC Regulation (EU) No. 15/2010. EDEXIM (European Database Export Import of Dangerous Chemicals) now incorporates all the changes to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 689/2008 that Commission Regulation (EU) No. 15/2010 has introduced. -added 18.2.10 Available here AALS: Guidance on when schools need to use a licensed provider. Educational establishments (schools/colleges) themselves are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence when providing to their own pupils or students. Covered under that exemption are their employees e.g. a teacher. Educational establishments providing licensable activities to pupils of another school or college in return for payment would require a licence under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004. -added 18.2.10 Available here AALS: Guidance on when a fundraising event become a licensable situation. Some charitable/fund events have to be licenced under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 guidance. These regulations come into force on 6 April 2010 and require certain information about conventional tower cranes used on construction sites to be notified to HSE. The guidance sets out the types that need to be notified to HSE, who needs to ensure notification is made etc. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Adventure activities licensing additional guidance. These Guidance Notes deal with matters of general interpretation of the Adventure Activities Regulations and with topics that are not appropriate for other sections. -added 18.2.10 Available here HSE: Protecting migrant workers guidance. If you employ migrant workers (who have come to work in Great Britain in the last five years and are working legally or otherwise), or other recently arrived workers from overseas, this guidance shows the kind of approach a small business can take. Use it to help you think through some of the problems that can arise, and the steps you need to take to make sure risks are controlled. -added 8.2.10 Available here HSE: Slips trips and Falls website re-branded. To coincide with the launch of phase 3 of the ‘Shatterd Lives campaign’ the slips and trips website has been rebranded with a new design, better navigation, news, resources etc. -added 2.2.10 Available here HSE: Work at height toolkit. A user friendly toolkit of advice, guidance and many other useful resources, to help people who occasionally work at height, understand how to do so safely and be aware of some types of access equipment that are available. -added 2.2.10 Available here HSE: Shattered Lives Campaign part 3. Simple mistakes can shatter lives – ‘Your actions could stop them happening’. Phase 3 of the award winning Shattered Lives campaign launches today (1 February), focussing on actions that employers can take to prevent slips, trips and falls at work. -added 1.2.10 More information here HSE: Load safety, planning load handling. Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods. Planning how you secure the load is an important step to keeping workers safe. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: New Asbestos Survey guide. This publication replaces and expands on MDHS100, Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials. It is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. The book covers competence and quality assurance and surveys, including: survey planning, carrying out surveys, the survey report and the dutyholder’s use of the survey information. It includes extensive appendices and references. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: Review and revision of COMAH safety reports. Guidance for operators of top tier COMAH establishments. This guidance gives advice on the requirements for review and revision of safety reports under Regulation 8 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH). The guidance has been revised to reflect the changes in arrangements for the submission and assessment of the five-year safety report review. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: Procuring and managing waste services website. Local authorities (LA) and others are responsible for managing waste. These web pages are for people whose duty is to procure, manage and monitor waste management services. -added 30.1.10 Available here HSE: Guidance for bodies offering an accredited qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work. It sets out the training standard that must be applied by Awarding Bodies in offering an accredited emergency first aid at work (EFAW) qualification for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. -added 30.1.10 Available here NHS: Healthy Working Lives website. The NHS (Scotland) have launched this website. The aim is to help employers, employees and all their partner agencies come together to create a much healthier and more motivated workforce. Although primarily for Scottish organisations there is a lot of useful information for everyone. -added 27.1.10 Available here HSE: The Seveso II Directive website. A new website tracking changes to EU legislation that affects Control of Major Accident Hazards businesses. -added 15.1.10 Available here HSE: Will you wake up? – Guidance for students using gas appliances in rented accommodation. Last year 15 people died and 234 suffered major injuries from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Don’t become a statistic; there are things you can do to keep yourself safe. If you are living in rented accommodation, your landlord has a to have any gas appliance that they own regularly maintained by a Gas Safe Register engineer and issue you with a copy of the gas safety certificate. -added 12.1.10 Available here
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